Life at Harris!

Students in the first term of study at the Harris Institute in Toronto, Ontario give their outlook on how the school and program is so far.

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Background: Students were sequestered in an empty classroom and challenged to plan, shoot, and edit a documentary about "Life at Harris Institute" in 60 minutes using only the equipment (laptops, cellphones, etc.) they had on them. (Students were not warned in advance as to the nature of the project.)

Date produced:
August 17, 2011

Students:
Duncan Balmain-Matthews
Acacia Christensen
Hussain Dossa
Devin Doucette
Connor Lawrence
Nathan Morris
Colin Noel-Baldwin

Technologies used:
- laptop computer with built-in webcam/mic (no external camera or microphone was used)
- music sequencing/editing software (Reason)
- headphones
- video editing software (iMovie)

Teacher's notes: "After the challenge was over, I had a great discussion with the students about the reality of working within time and technical constraints in the music industry. The students reflected on how they used planning and teamwork to mitigate constraints. We also talked about how limitations can provide focus and spur remarkable creativity. I think it was one of their best Digital Culture classes yet." --Kathleen Farley, AMP/APP1 Digital Culture instructor (teach@kathleenfarley.com)

See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTPKOQcTg_s

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Music
• Education
• Harris
• Institute
• Documentary
• Harris Institute
• college
• college life
• student
• school
• university
• students
• campus
• music education
• study
• educational
• class

[FarahSherzai]

Hussain Dosa :P

[undomestic1]

Smart marketing idea!



[Kokezaru]

@godthaabb His name is Duncan Balmain-Matthews

[Ezekial88]

I put Mohawk College as my school and now this shows up as an ad on the side of my facebook- lame.

[godthaabb]

Who wrote the BG music?

[dulceet]

Good stuff guys!

[TheTrenchh]

this is some skill to have this done in an hour. good job :)

[Kokezaru]

@zoescape We all mixed it up, used my laptop, came up with questions between the few of us who are in the video and found interesting spots. We were locked in that room to do it.

[zoescape]

Who directed this? In under an hour - nice plug!

[kgardnr]

Love it, great work guys! awesome beat in the BG too!